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' .ernannt teammate Application lled August w, 195311. Serial No.491,108. p

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Be it known that ll, 'WALDEMAR Kors, a citizen of the United States,residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented an lmprovement in Apparel Garments, of which thefollowing is a specification.

'llhis invention relates to an apparel'gargarment which is adapted inuse to be Worn next to the body. The 'object of the invention is theprovision of a garment made as a unitary structure to serve the combinedpurposes of a corset, brassire, and an under vest, and may also be soconstructed as to include with these garments an underdrawers. rll`hegarment made in accordance with the present invention is particularlyadapted -or use by1` young or athletic women.

lln carrying out the invention the garment made in accordance therewithis preferably constructed of a material having suiiicient elasticity tocause the garment to cling and conform to the body to permit oli allconceivable movements thereof, and the front portion oit the garment ispreferably so constructed as to be less yielding than the other portionsthereof in order to lend support to the underlying portions of the bodyci the 3@ wearer, this front section being formed by overlapping membersor a reinforcing mem ber or otherwise. The upper central portion of thefront section is also 'preferably di vided and provided with means forsecuring the divided portionsto one another in order to enable the userto get into and out of the garment more readily than if such a pro-'vision were not made. 'llhe garment may also be provided withdetachable hose supporters which may thus be removed therefrom in ordernot to injure the hose supporters or the elastic fabric of which thesame are composed in laundering the garment. Y

lln the drawing:

lllig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating t-he use of one form of myinvention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged front elevation ot.

the form of garment shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the use of another form et thegarment made in accordance with my inventlon.

Fig. l is a front elevation on an enlarged scale of the garment showninlFig. 3, and

Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5, Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing and particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, the garment,as will be seen, preferably comprises front members indicated at 10 and11 respectively, together with back members 12 and 13. rlhe back members12 and 13 are connected along the line 14 by a suitable seam or line ofstitching, while the front member 10 and the back ment and' moreparticularly to an apparel member 12 are connected at- 'the side of thegarment along a suitable seam 15,? and Similarl. the front 'member 11and the back mem er 13 are secured to each other along the side of thearment b a suitable seam or line of stitching 16. he front member 11 isprovided with an extension 17 and the front member lO'with a similarextension 18. rlhe extension 17 is connected to' the front member 11 bya seam or line of stitching 19, and similarly the extension 18 isconnected to the front member y10 along a seam or line et stitching 20.The extension 17 at its upper end terminates in the shoulder strap 21which is connectedl to a shoulder strap 22 extending from the backmember 18l as indicated at 23. ln the same manner the front extension 18terminates at its upper end in a shoulder strap 2a which is connected toa shoulder strap 25 extending from the back member 12 as indicated at26.

.A portion of the front extension 18 overlaps a portion of the frontextension 17, and the edge of the l'ront extension 18 is connected tothe front member 11 and the extension 17 along the same seam or linestitching that connects the front member 11 and its extension 17, thisconnection extending from the llower edge of the garment upwardly to apoint indicated at 27 from which to the top of the garment the frontextension 18 is free. imilarly the edge of the front extension 17 isconnected to the -front member 10 and the extension 18 in the same seamor line ot'- stitchin 20 that connects the front member 10 and itsextensionl 18, this connection extendin from the lower edge of thegarment upwardly to a point indicated at 28 which corresponds inposition tov the point 27 so that the upper portion of the frontextension 17 above the point l28 is free from other parts of thegarment. 1t will therefore be understood that there are overlying partsin the front of the garment extending from the lower edge thereof to thepoints 27 and28, the outer part of this section forming a por- A tion ofthe extension 18 and the inner part.

rig. 2 are indicated at 29 and 30 respectively, 29 being the lower edgeof the extension 17 which conforms to the lower edge of the other partsof the garment, while the lower edge 30 of the extension 18 ispreferably spaced appreciably from the edge 29.

- The lower edge of the front extension 18 iii may -have secured theretohose supporter straps 31, and similarly at the sides of the garment lmay employ hosev supporter straps 32 and 33. Furthermore as illustratedin Fig. 2 the upper edges of the front extensions 17 and 18 may beprovided with a cord or lace 34 passed through eyelets provided thereforin order to draw these parts of the garment to position after the samehas lbeen placed on the body of the wearer. In this garment, as will nowbe understood, all the parts being made of the same fabric will cling tothe body of the wearer and conform thereto and permit movementsthereof'to the same extent, with the exception of the central frontsection which is composed of the overlying portions of the fabric inwhich there will not be the same elasticity as in other parts of thegarment so that this front central section tends to lend a support tothe underlying parts of the body of the wearer. The garment thusconstructed, as will be understood, performs the function of a brassire,a corset and an under vest.

By reference to Figs. 3 and 4'of the drawing, -it will be seen that vtheconstruction of the front members 37 and 38 is similar to that in theother form of the invention, with the exception of the manner in whichthey are formed at the top thereof. In this form of the garment thefront sections 37 and 38 are connected to a front central section 4 0along the seams or lines of stitching indicated at 39, this centralsection 40 extending from the lower edge to the upper edge of thegarment and in the upper portion thereof being divided as indicated at41 and fitted with a binding or reinforcement 42 having eyelets thereinto receive laces 44 by which the upper portion of the garment 1sadjusted to position on the wearer. The front central section of thegarment also includes an inner reinforcing member 45 which extends fromvapproximately the line 46 to the lower edge of the garment and isconnected in the same seams or lines of stitching 39 by which the frontmembers are connected to the outer front section 40. This obviously hasthe same effect as the overlying front extensions as illustrated in thefirst form of the invention and tends to make this portion of the gar`ment less elastic `than the other portions aaa/acera `thereof therebyvlending a support ,to the underlying parts of the body of the wearer. lnthis form of the garment the back sections are indicated at 47 and 48and are connected by shoulder straps 49 and 50 to the front vportions ofthe garment as clearly shown in Fig. 4 or in any other suitable manner.vFurthermore in this form of the invention the lower portions thereofmay be provided with tapes-51 secured at one end to the garment andprovided. at the other'with a buttonv hole to be looped and connected toa button 52 or otherwise secured in place for cooperating with a buckle53 attached 'to the usual hose supporter strap. v l

ln the use of all the forms of the invention the arment performsthefunctions, as hereinbe ore stated, of a corset,.a brassire and undervest, and in allforms of the invention the front central section of thegarment is so constructed as to be materially less yielding than theother portions ofthe garment to form a support for the underl-yparts ofthe body of theY wearer, particu.

larly when in a standing` position when the tension is applied to thefront hose supporters and thus transmitted'l to this front centralsection of the garment.

I claim as my invention:

1. An apparel garment forming a combined undervest, corset and brassireand comprising a single piece body member adapted to cover the body ofthe wearer from substantially the busts to the thighs and made of amaterial suiliciently elastic to cling and conform to the body of thewearer,

the said body member having longitudinal overlapping extensions in thefront thereof to form a multi-ply front supporting section which isless. yielding than the other sections ofthe garment, the longitudinaledge of the extension from one side of the bodymember being connected tothe other side of the body member and the longitudinal edge of the.

extension from the said other side of the body member being connected tothe first aforesaid side of the body member of the garment. i

2. An apparel garment forming a combined undervest, corset and brassireand adapted to completely surround the body of the'wearer fromsubstantially the busts to the thighs and comprising a circumferentiallycontinuous body member, extensions secured to the front edges of thebody member, the said extensions overlapping each other to form amulti-ply front supporting section which is less yielding than the othersections of the garment, the outer edge of the outer ply 0f themulti-ply section being connected to the adjacent front edge of the bodyof the garment and` the inner edge of the inner ply of the multi-plyfront section of the garment being connected to the front' reageer yedge oit the other side ot the body oitz the garment.

3. An apparel garment forming a combined undervest, corset 'and brassireand of the garment, means for adjustably connecting thenpper ends of thefront section to each other, and hose supporters connected to anddepending from the lower edge of the multi-ply front supporting sectionof the garment.

4l. An apparel garment forming a combined undervest, corset and.brassire and adapted to completely surround the body of the wearer fromsubstantially the busts to the thighs comprising a circumferentiallycontinuous body member, extensions secured to the front edges ot thebody member, the said extensions overlapping each other to itorm amulti-ply front supporting section which is less yielding than the othersections ot the garment, the outer edge ot the outermost plyolt themulti-ply section being continuously connected to the adjacent frontedge or the body of the garment and the inner edge of the innermost plyof the multiply front section of the garment being continuouslyAconnected to the frontedge of the other side of the body of thegarment.

5. An apparel garment forming a combined undervest, corsetand brassireand adapted to completely surround the body of the wearer fromsubstantially the busts to the thighs comprising a circumferentiallycontinuous body member, extensions secured to the front edges of thebody member, the said extensions overlapping each other to form amulti-ply front supporting section which is less yielding than the othersections of the garment, the outer edge of the outermost ply of themulti-ply section' being continuously connected to the adjacent frontedgeof the body of the garment and the inner edge of the innermost plyof the multiply r'ont section of the garment being continuouslyconnected to the front edge of the other side of the body of thegarment, means or'adjustably connecting the upper portions of themulti-ply front supporting section,

and hose supporters depending from the lower edge oit the multi-plyfront supporting section of the garment.

6. An apparel garment forming .a combined undervest, corset and brassireadapted tocompletely cover the body of the wearer 'trom the bust to thethighs comprising a circumferentially continuous body member made ofmaterial suiiiciently elastic to cling and conform to the body of thewearer,and extensions forming a multi-ply front supporting section inthe garment which is less yielding than the other sections of thegarment, the outer member of the multi-ply front section being connectedalong one edge to the front edge of one front portion of the body of thegarment and being connected along its entire opposite edge to the otherfront edge of the body of the garment, the inner member of 'themulti-ply front supporting section of the garment being connected alongone edge continuously to the frontedge of the lastaforesaid frontsection of the garment and entirely along its opposite edge to the frontedge of the first aforesaid front section of the garment, the upperportions of the inner and outer members of the multi-ply frontsupporting section being free from each other and from the body portionsof the garment for a predetermined eX- tent along 'oppositely disposededges, and means for connecting the upper portions of the multi-plyfront sections of the garment.

7. An apparel garment forming a combined undervest, corset and brassireadapt ed to completely cover the body of the wearer from the bust to thethighs comprising a circumferentially continuous body l member made ofmaterial. suiiiciently elastic to cling and conform to the body of thewearer, extensions forming a multi-ply 'front supporting section in thegarment which is less yielding than the other sections of the garment,the outer member of the multi-ply front section being connected alongone edge to the front edge of one front portion of the body of thegarment and being connected along its entire opposite edge to the otherfront edge of the body of the garment, the inner member ot the multi-plyfront supporting section of the garment being connected .along one edgecontinuously to the front edge of the last aforesaid front section ofthe garment and entirely along its opposite edge to the front edge ofthe first aforesaid front section of the garment, the upper portions ofthe inner and outer members of the multi-ply front supporting sectionbeing free from each other and from the body .portions of the garmentfor a predetermined extent. along oppositely disposed edges, a lacingdevice for adjustably connecting the upper portions of the multi-ply'front section ot' the garment, and hose supporters connected to anddepending from the lower edge of the multi-ply front section of thegarment.

8. An apparel garment comprising front and back sections suitablyconnected and made of material of sucient elasticity to cause the sameto cling and conform to the body, an extension connected along one edgeist to the edge of one front member and along a part only of itsopposite edge to the other front member, an extension connected alongone edge to the last aforesaid front member overlying the aforesaidextension and connected along a portion only of its opposite I edge tothe edge of the first aforesaid front member whereb the upper portionsof the extensions are isconnected, and means for connecting the saidupper ends of the said extensions, the said extensions forming a frontcentrallongitudinal section which is relatively less yielding than theother parts of the garment.

9. An apparel garment comprising front and back sections suitablyconnected and made of material of sufficient elasticity to cause thesame to cling and conform to the body, an extension connected along oneedge to the edge of one frontmember and along a part only of itsopposite edge to the other t front member, an extension connected alongone edge-to the last aforesaid front member i eamo?? ing a front centrallongitudinal section4 which is relatively less 'yielding lthan the otherparts of the garment, and tension devices connected to Aand extendingdownwardly from the overlying extension of the front centrallongitudinalsection for applyf l ing downward tension thereto by which and L gbecause of being relatively less yielding than the other parts of thegarment the said front central longitudinal section tends to support theunderlying parts of the body of the wearer.

Signed by me this 5th day of, August, 1921.

WALDEMAR Kors.'

